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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, IL — Jun 17, 2026

NWS ILX · ETN 102 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office ILX issued a tornado warning at 22:11 UTC on Jun 17, 2026. The warning was in effect for 21 minutes, ending at Jun 17, 2026 22:32 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.67, -89.05, moving east-southeast at about 58 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
4 WSW Bethany Shelby, IL UNK EF-1... max winds 100 mph... path length 3.37 miles... width 75 yards. The tornado touched down about 4 miles southwest of Bethany in northeast Christian County where i (ILX)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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